hardly
adverb
used when you think it is obvious that something is not true, not possible, not surprising etc
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Ways of emphasizing that something is not true or likely
actually
adverb
used when correcting what someone has said or thinks, or what you yourself have said
anything but
used for emphasizing that a particular word does not describe someone or something, because the opposite is true about them
neither...nor (...nor)
used for showing that something is not true of two or more people, things, actions, qualities, or ideas
no such thing
used for emphasizing that something does not exist or did not happen
not think for a minute/moment (that)
used for saying that someone should not believe something
in no/not in any way, shape, or form
used for emphasizing that something is not true or possible
nothing could be further from the truth
used for emphasizing that something is not true at all
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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